transcription, транскрипция: [ kɒnsɪkwens ]
( consequences)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.
Her lawyer said she understood the consequences of her actions and was prepared to go to jail...
An economic crisis may have tremendous consequences for our global security.
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft N of n
2.
If one thing happens and then another thing happens in consequence or as a consequence , the second thing happens as a result of the first.
His death was totally unexpected and, in consequence, no plans had been made for his replacement...
...people who are suffering and dying as a consequence of cigarette smoking...
PHRASE : PHR with cl / group
3.
Something or someone of consequence is important or valuable. If something or someone is of no consequence , or of little consequence , they are not important or valuable. ( FORMAL )
As an overseer, he suddenly found himself a person of consequence...
Where he is from is of no consequence to me.
= importance
PHRASE : oft with brd-neg , n PHR , v-link PHR
4.
If you tell someone that they must take the consequences or face the consequences , you warn them that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do not stop behaving in a particular way.
These pilots must now face the consequences of their actions and be brought to trial...
If climate changes continue, we will suffer the consequences.
PHRASE : V inflects